EDB Summer Warmup

EDB Summer Warmup

Sat 14 May | 16:30 - 22:00

The Elmgrove Centre, Bristol

Our last EDB dance until the Autumn as we're going on tour to festivals this Summer.

Amada, Angharad Iris, Gaia Dragonfly, //Kabbo Hue Qua,

& OSARA Sound ft. Kyle Medford-Hawkins

Ecstatic Dance | Diverse Dance Music | Sound System Culture

Sound Journey | Ceremony | Indigenous Storytelling

Elixir Bar | Organic Café | Alcohol-free

AMADA | Ecstatic Dance

Up and coming Ecstatic Dance DJ AMADA creates musical journeys drawing heavily from her Latin American heritage and travels around the world. She is known for her funky, soulful, quirky eclectic sets incorporating Electro Cumbia and Tango, Tropical House, Tribal, Afrobeat and a whole plethora of electronic music.

ANGHARAD IRIS | Ceremony & Sound Journey

Flute, Harp, Fujara & Djembe

ANGHARAD IRIS is a Bristol based artist and ceremonialist exploring themes and traditions of folklore. Her work is devoted to the seasons and landscapes, weaving both sound and earth materials into her ritual work. She is a flutist, harpist, drummer and Fujara player. Angharad explores the ancient remembering of the Goddess throughout her work, threading stories from the old ways and conjuring them into ceremonial circle as part of the collective healing journey.

GAIA DRAGONFLY | Embodiment & Ecstatic Dance

GAIA DRAGONFLY is a facilitator of Ecstatic Dance, authentic connection and women’s empowerment. Her work is playful, deep and courageous. Her mission is to connect humans to their primal nature to live a richer and freer life.​ She does this through embodied ritual, cyclical living and creating spaces for people to test their edges, shed their skins and find belonging in those they meet along the way. Gaia works with movement, dance, voice work, meditation, tantric practices and ritual as modes for transformation.

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//KABBO HUE QUA | Sound Journey & Indigenous Storytelling

Indigenous Mouth Bow (!Tsha /Gaarp), Djembe, Berimbau & Kalimba 

//KABBO HUE QUA explores the remembering of ancient stories and wisdom, tracing the steps of lineage work and bringing that into the present day through words, stories and language. Through his community events, //Kabbo explores the relevance of culture within the melting pot of Bristol city. Passionately trusting that arts and culture can have a healing impact on individuals, communities and generations, //Kabbo runs workshops exploring the practice of storytelling, freeing your voice, sound healing and more. He is the founder of Altered Festival, a Bristol based multicultural arts platform that embraces diverse perspectives and challenges cultural stereotypes.

KYLE MEDFORD-HAWKINS | Live Music & Percussion

KYLE MEDFORD-HAWKINS is the founder of sacred sound collective and festival Journey2the1. With roots from different lineages and heritages the collective create immersive sound journeys with many layers of sounds, facilitating deep states of reflection and communication with the subtle realms of consciousness.

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OSARA SOUND ft. KYLE M-H | Ecstatic Dance w/ Live Music & Percussion

Father, Artist and Visionary. Founder of Ecstatic Dance Bristol. Honouring the rich musical heritage of Bristol and the WISE isles; and the rich diversity of music that can be found around the world, OSARA creates deep, powerful and transformative dance journeys that are ever evolving and responding to the spirit of time, community and place.
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He is a resident DJ for Ecstatic Dance UK, London and is an Apprentice with the School of Movement Medicine.

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L-ACOUSTICS | Sound System

L-ACOUSTICS is a French manufacturer of loudspeakers and amplifiers, headquartered in Marcoussis, south of Paris. They are well known for providing Glastonbury, Boomtown and other epic festivals with their powerful speakers.

CHI ELIXIR BAR | Cacao Elixir, Jun & More

• Cacao elixir
• AVATAR ALCHEMY Jun (the champagne of kombucha)
• supplements & other refreshments

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JUICIFUL ORGANIC CAFÉ | Gluten Free & Vegan Food

• Wild garlic ‘Dreamy Creamy’ quinoa timbale & rainbow salad
• Raw plate: citrus seed pâté, crackers, ferments & salad
• Raw deserts & treats

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IMPORTANT INFO

We welcome all ages, abilities and people at our events.

By purchasing a ticket you agree to respect and follow the Safe Space Agreement, Guidelines and Intention for this event.

Safe Space Agreement

Take responsibility for yourself, your belongings and your wellbeing. 

Be mindful and aware of self and others.

Respect yourself and each other.

Respect personal space of others.

Be consensual and respect boundaries of others. If it's not a clear yes, it's a no.

Please ask a Space Angel at the event if you need support or help with anything.

Guidelines

We use the following guidelines to create a safe, held and sacred space for ourselves and each other:

• Be here: no outside shoes
• Be free: dance how you want / no judgement
• Be present: no phones / cameras
• Be embodied: no talking on the dance floor
• Be clear: no alcohol
• Be consensual: respect & honour boundaries of others. If it's not a clear yes, it's a no

Intention

Discover and be your uniqueness.

Connect with and be your authentic self.

Whatever is moving within; light, shadow and other aspects of self; it is all welcome to be transmuted on the dancefloor.

In the words of Gabrielle Roth, “Sweat your prayers, dance your pain” and let it move.

When we invite in prayer using our body, it can become our wisest teacher, showing us how to dance our innermost expression of life and soul; and revealing to us it's divine intelligence.

Let us honour the dance of the divine mystery of life.

Schedule

16:30 Arrival Ecstatic Dance | AMADA

17:30 Opening Circle

17:45 Embodiment + DJ Set | GAIA DRAGONFLY

19:30 Ecstatic Dance | OSARA SOUND ft. KYLE M-H

21:15 Sound Journey | ANGHARAD IRIS & //KABBO HUE QUA 

21:45 Closing Circle + Community Song

Venue

The Elmgrove Centre, Elmgrove Road, Bristol, BS6 6AH

https://goo.gl/maps/eegoQNwKZAhbxRYb9

What to Bring

• water & water bottle
• your own cup for the Bar
• dress in layers
• something to lie on for the Sound Bath
• cash / card for the Café & Bar

Tickets & RSVP

Tickets | Headfirst Bristol | Facebook

Standard | £23 (+£2 bf)

Supporter | £28 (+£2 bf)

Low Cost | £18 (+£2 bf) | SOLD OUT

On the Door | £30

Teens | £10 On The Door (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult)

Under 12s Free

Volunteers | Free (please email to enquire)

After purchasing a ticket, if you haven't received a confirmation email, please check your Spam Folder. If it is not there, please email us. Alternatively, you can simply turn up and give your name and email address on the door to gain entry.

Refunds

Please note, we do not arrange refunds or exchanges. We encourage reselling via the ‘Bristol Tribe Culture’ community group on Signal (please email us for the link) or ticketswap.

Links

Follow us on Telegram, IG, FB & more…

Ecstatic Dance Bristol
@ecstaticdancebristol
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OSARA
@osarasound
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Come as you are. Dance as you please. Be your unique self.

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